⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their ten- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 34
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 6:56 · BOS 55-44 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q4 9:15 · BOS 75-51 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 15 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
